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    Final artwork pending, Image courtesy of Shout! Factory. ©TRIGGER, Kazuki Nakashima/XFLAG

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    Source: Shout! Factory press release Official Site: promare-movie.com (Japan), PromareMovie.com (US) Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan Following a phenomenally successful North American theatrical run, PROMARE (????, Puromea),, the top-grossing original anime feature of 2019, makes its way to home entertainment with a newly announced Collector’s Edition. The hyperkinetic, candy-colored visual masterpiece is available now on digital download and On Demand, and will be released on Blu-ray + DVD combo pack, as a standalone DVD, and as a SteelBook edition of the Blu-ray on May 19, 2020 from GKIDS and Shout! Factory. Bonus features include an interview with director Hiroyuki Imaishi, a round table with Studio TRIGGER, and SIDE: GALO and SIDE: LIO short films with new English dubs featuring the original dub cast. Later this year, fans can look forward to the upcoming PROMARE Collector’s Edition, featuring new special packaging, as well as added bonus features

    RIDE YOUR WAVE, from director Masaaki Yuasa (THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL and DEVILMAN Crybaby) is coming to home video in North America. Photos courtesy of Shout! Factory. © Ride Your Wave Film Partners

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    The latest film by anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa, director of THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL Source: Shout! Factory press release Official Site: Official Site: kimi-nami.com (Japan), RideYourWaveMovie.com (US) Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan The deeply emotional new film RIDE YOUR WAVE (??????????, Kimi to Nami ni Noretara, 2019) will be released on digital download, On Demand, on Blu-ray + DVD combo pack and as a standalone DVD on August 4, 2020 from GKIDS and Shout! Factory. Winner of the 2019 Best Animated Feature award at Fantasia, Sitges and Shanghai International Film Festivals, the film makes its way to home entertainment following a nationwide theatrical release earlier this year. Visionary director Masaaki Yuasa (DEVILMAN Crybaby, KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF EIZOUKEN!) brings his trademark visual ingenuity to a tale of romance, grief and self-discovery. Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small

    Contents of the DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA Limited Edition Blu-ray Vol. 1. Photo courtesy of Aniplex of America. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

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    The award-winning hit series is finally coming to Blu-ray! Source: AniplexUSA press release Official Site: kimetsu.com/anime (Japan), demonslayer-anime.com (US) Special Thanks to Aiko Makino Aniplex of America is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated release of DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA (????, Kimetsu no Yaiba, 2019) on Blu-ray in both Limited and Standard Edition packages. Both editions will be released in two volumes, with the Limited Editions bursting with bonus materials, including soundtrack CDs, an exclusive illustration card set, a special booklet featuring character art and scene designs with staff comments. Complete in a stunning box with cover art and package illustrations by Akira Matsushima (Character Design), both Limited Edition volumes also come with audio commentary from the Japanese and English cast, as well as a soundtrack CD featuring the series’ breathtaking music by Go Shiina (GOD EATER, Today’s MENU for Emiya Family).

    Photo courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. © 2019 Beijing Enlight Pictures Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Special Thanks to Leif Helland Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray of the acclaimed adramatic thriller BETTER DAYS ( ????, Shàonián d? N?, 2019), in which a bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants. Director Derek Kwok-Cheung Tsang (SOULMATE) paints a bleak picture of an oppressive society, in the guise of a gripping fairy-tale love story, exposing the dark world of bullying and societal pressures of achievement facing today’s youth. BETTER DAYS acclaimed cast includes Zhou Dongyu (KUNG FU MONSTER, THE THOUSAND FACES OF DUNJIA, SOULMATE) and C-pop superstar Jackson Yee (TFboys, GG BOND: GUARDING). A favorite with critics and audiences alike, BETTER DAYS is currently rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer, with an audience score of 97%. In addition, the

    Win REIGO: KING OF THE SEA MONSTERS and RAIGA: GOD OF THE MONSTERS on DVD from MVD Entertainment and SciFi Japan! Photos courtesy of MVD Entertainment. REIGO ©2007 Reigo Assosiates. RAIGA ©2009 Crossroads Co., Ltd.

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    Source: MVD Entertainment Group Special Thanks to Clint Weiler SRS Cinema and distributor MVD Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the DVD editions of both REIGO: KING OF THE SEA MONSTERS and RAIGA: GOD OF THE MONSTERS. The two daikaiju films were written, produced and directed by Shinpei Hayashiya. REIGO: KING OF THE SEA MONSTERS (???????, Shinkaij? Reig?, 2005/2008) is set during World War II. The battleship Yamato, the largest and strongest of its time, is on patrol when a lookout spots a massive shape half-submerged in the distance. Believing it to be an enemy submarine, they fire and score a direct hit. But they are shocked when the object emits a strange cry as it sinks beneath the waves. Soon after, something much bigger arrives, the massive kaiju Reigo, seething with rage at the murder of its cub. The monster attacks the

    Contents of the Blu-ray box set Solid Metal Nightmares: The Films Of Shinya Tsukamoto. Photo courtesy of MVD Entertainment. ©Shinya Tsukamoto

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    Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group press release Special Thanks to Clint Weiler On May 26th, Arrow Video US will release the Blu-ray box set Solid Metal Nightmares: The Films Of Shinya Tsukamoto. One of the most distinctive and celebrated names in modern Japanese cinema, there`s no other filmmaker quite like Shinya Tsukamoto. Since his early days as a teenager making Super 8 shorts, he has remained steadfastly independent, garnering widespread acclaim while honing his own unique and instantly recognizable aesthetic on the margins of the industry. Frequently exploring themes of urban alienation, physical transformation and psychosexual obsession, his films cross genre boundaries, defying straightforward classification. This exclusive collection gathers together eight feature-length films and two shorts from Tsukamoto`s diverse filmography, including his most recent offering -- his samurai drama KILLING (?, Zan, 2018), making its home video premiere. Includes: TETSUO: THE

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    Source: Third Window Films press release Special Thanks to Adam Torel and Claire Marty UK distributor Third Window Films is pleased to announce the release of PINK FILMS VOL 3 & 4, the latest in their Dual-Format DVD/Blu-ray series of newly restored Japanese pink films from the 1960s through the 1980s. The set, which includes the films ABNORMAL FAMILY and BLUE FILM WOMAN plus the extra PINK THRILLS: Jasper Sharp on Pink Eiga, a 35 minute video essay on pink cinema, will be available May 25, 2020. ABNORMAL FAMILY (??????????, Hentai Kazoku Aniki no Yome-san, 1984) Directed by Masayuki Suo 63 minutes The debut film of the director of the international hit comedy SHALL WE DANCE (1996) follows the Mamiya family after the latest arrival of the voluptuous new bride of over-sexed eldest son Kôichi. Kazuo sees his new sister-in-law as a source of release from study

    Artwork not final – mock-up. Photo courtesy of Section23 Films.

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    O MAIDENS IN YOUR SAVAGE SEASON July 28th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its July slate of releases which includes Sentai Filmworks coming-of-age hit series, O MAIDENS IN YOUR SAVAGE SEASON, available on Blu-ray July 28th. Product details follow, in order of release... TONARI NO SEKI-KUN: THE MASTER OF KILLING TIME Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 168 min. Street Date: 7/7/2020 Format: BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $39.98 He`s a pest. A menace. And worst of all, he sits next to her in class. All Yokoi wants is to be able to pay attention to her teacher`s lessons, but somehow her focus is always pulled away to what Seki is up to. Because he`s always up to something, whether it`s playing a game or building

    Photos courtesy of Synapse Films. ©Nikkatsu Corporation

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    Nikkatsu`s Most Scandalous Film Finally Comes to Blu-ray and DVD in a New HD Transfer! Source: Synapse Films press release Special Thanks to Matthew Kiernan Impulse Pictures (an imprint of is Synapse Films) proud to present THE NIKKATSU FILMS COLLECTION, a continuing series of critically acclaimed, classic “eroductions” designed to shock and titillate fans of Japanese erotic cinema. Their July 28, 2020 release of Nikkatsu`s LOVE HUNTER (????????????, Koi no Kary?do: Rabu Hantaa, 1972) is just one of the many titles they`ll have in the marketplace. There are controversial movies, and then there`s LOVE HUNTER. You may not have heard of it, but it was a cause célèbre upon its release in Japan in early 1972 and remains an important film there for several reasons. The Impulse Pictures release is the first-ever official release of LOVE HUNTER in North America and the first time it`s been made

    Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS © ULTRAMAN X PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM?TV TOKYO ©2016 UX FILM PARTNERS

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans and Noah Sawyer Mill Creek Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray + Digital set of Tsuburaya Productions` ULTRAMAN X (???????, Urutoraman X, 2015). When a massive “Ultra Flare” from the sun envelops the earth, Spark Dolls buried underground and undersea are turned into monsters. In order to deal with the sudden outbreak of marauding creatures, mankind forms Xio, a special defense team equipped with the latest in super-science. 15 years later, Xio is engaged in battle against a monster when team member Daichi Ozora hears a mysterious voice say, “Unite! If you and I join together, you will fight that monster with one heart, one mind!” He agrees, merging with a giant of light to become Ultraman X! Also included with the complete series is the 2016 theatrical feature film

    Toei`s anime feature film DIGIMON ADVENTURE: LAST EVOLUTION KIZUNA will be released on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD in North America by Shout! Factory. Image courtesy of Shout! Factory. © Akiyoshi Hongo, TOEI ANIMATION

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    Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of DIGIMON with the Highly-Anticipated New Movie Adventure Source: Shout! Factory press release Official Site: digimon-adventure.net (Japan) Special Thanks to Tom Chen DigiDestined and loyal fans will always be together! This summer, get ready as the DigiDestined and their Digimon return in a thrilling new adventure. In honor of the 20thAnniversary celebration of DIGIMON, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Toei Animation, is proud to present the new anime feature DIGIMON ADVENTURE: LAST EVOLUTION KIZUNA (??????????? LAST EVOLUTION ?, Dejimon Adobench? LAST EVOLUTION Kizuna, 2020) on national home entertainment shelves on July 7, 2020. Available for the first time in North America, this new movie features the last adventure of Tai and Agumon. Each highly collectible edition of DIGIMON ADVENTURE: LAST EVOLUTION KIZUNA DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD) boasts exciting movie presentation (featuring both versions - English voice cast and the

    Win IP MAN 4: THE FINALE in a 4K Prize Pack or on Blu-ray! Photo courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. © 2019 Mandarin Motion Pictures[

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    Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Special Thanks to Leif Helland Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win IP MAN 4: THE FINAL (??4????, Yè wèn 4: Wánjié pi?n, 2019). The Grand Prize winner will receive a pack featuring the 4K Ultra Blu-ray Combo, a large t-shirt and the film’s one sheet poster. Four additional winners will get a Blu-ray + DVD Combo. Martial arts superstar Donnie Yen (ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY) reprises his greatest role as the legendary Wing Chun master for Director Wilson Yip (Ip Man franchise) in the grand finale of the revolutionary saga. Ip Man (Yen) travels to San Francisco following the death of his wife, in order to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son.

    ULTRAMAN Season 1 Blu-ray Box art courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©Eiichi Shimizu, Tomohiro Shimoguchi ©ULTRAMAN PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: anime.heros-ultraman.com (Japan), netflix.com/ultraman (US) Official Twitter Account: @ heros_ultraman Tsuburaya Productions has announced the Japanese home video release for the popular 2019 ULTRAMAN (??????, Urutoraman) anime series. The ULTRAMAN Blu-ray BOX, containing all 13 episodes of the first season plus special features and exclusive bonus content, will be available on June 24. Among the extras is an 84 page booklet containing production and 3DCG materials as well as episode commentaries by directors Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki. There is also an exclusive comic based on the first episode from the creators of the original Ultraman manga, Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi. Shimizu and Shimoguchi have also created a new illustration for the box design. Premium Bandai and A-on STORE are offering a "First Limited Edition" of the Blu-ray BOX, that includes an additional 84 page booklet detailing the

    The RAIGA: GOD OF THE MONSTERS DVD can now be purchased from Walmart. ©2009 Crossroads Co., Ltd.

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    Source: SRS Cinema LLC Special Thanks to Avery Guerra The new DVD edition of RAIGA: GOD OF THE MONSTERS (?????, Shinkaij? Raiba, 2009) is starting to hit Walmart stores nationwide - just $9.96! Given these strange times, the release is facing an uphill battle. Distributor SRS Cinema (who have been seeking out some amazing, rare, never released before indie Kaiju/Tokusatsu movies) are asking fans to help support the movie and director Shinpei Hayashiya by spreading the news out to their friends and family. In RAIGA, global warming leads to excessive melting of the southern polar ice cap, disrupting Earth`s ecosystem. The receding ice brings long dormant ancient sea creatures back to life, monsters that set their sights on Japan. Among the kaiju is an enormous sea beast the locals refer to as the legendary Raiga. The monster attacks the city of Asakusa, bringing death and destruction

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    Source: AniplexUSA press release Official Site: ao-buta.com (Japan), RascalDoesNotDream.com (US) Special Thanks to Aiko Makino “Our time together, memories, and everything else. I’ll take them all with me to the future.” Aniplex of America is thrilled to announce that the emotional feature-length film RASCAL DOES NOT DREAM OF A DREAMING GIRL (???????????????????, Seishun Buta Yar? wa Yume-Miru Sh?jo no Yume wo Minai, 2019) will be coming to Blu-ray beginning June 30, 2020. Based on Hajime Kamoshida’s best-selling light novel that explores the complexities of growing up in the modern age, the film was released in U.S. and Canadian theaters in October of 2019, quickly prompting additional screening dates due to popular demand. The RASCAL DOES NOT DREAM OF A DREAMING GIRL Blu-ray will include a special booklet with character reference guides, scene design materials, and storyboard artworks, along with an exclusive package illustration by Original

    Key art for MY TEEN ROMANTIC COMEDY SNAFU CLIMAX. ©WATARU WATARI, SHOGAKUKAN/MY TEEN ROMANTIC COMEDY SNAFU CLIMAX PRODUCTION COMMITTEE

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: tbs.co.jp/oregairu (Japan) Today Sentai confirmed a delay in the release of MY TEEN ROMANTIC COMEDY SNAFU CLIMAX (?????????????????????, Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Kan, 2020) due to the impact of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The decision to reschedule the anime’s premiere was originally announced via the series’ official Twitter pageu. The decision to delay the series’ release comes on the heels of the Japanese government declaring a state of emergency in seven Japanese prefectures. The rescheduled release dates for MY TEEN ROMANTIC COMEDY SNAFU CLIMAX will be announced as soon as the updated broadcast schedule is determined. Based upon the light novels of Wataru Watari, MY TEEN ROMANTIC COMEDY SNAFU returns with the series’ long-awaited conclusion and resolution to the nail-biting cliffhanger ending of season 2! But the messy emotions of Hachiman, Yukino and Yui won’t

    Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS © ULTRAMAN X PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM?TV TOKYO ©2016 UX FILM PARTNERS

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Official Site: moviespree.com/ultraman Special Thanks to Barrett Evans Mill Creek Entertainment`s new transaction-based streaming service movieSPREE is pleased to announce the availability of ULTRAMAN X (???????, Urutoraman X, 2015) to purchase and stream exclusively in high-definition on movieSPREE’s website and apps, ahead of the release on Blu-ray! The complete 25 episode series + ULTRAMAN X: THE MOVIE – HERE HE COMES! OUR ULTRAMAN is now available to purchase and add to your movieSPREE library for only $24.99. ULTRAMAN X: THE MOVIE is also available separately for only $14.99. Either option includes both dubbed and subtitled versions of the movie. When a massive “Ultra Flare” from the sun envelops the earth, Spark Dolls buried underground and undersea are turned into monsters. In order to deal with the sudden outbreak of marauding creatures, mankind forms Xio, a special defense team equipped with the latest in

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    Source: Alliance Entertainment, GVN Releasing Official Site: bravestorm.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Avery Guerra Distributor GVN Releasing has released the American trailer for the Japanese sci-fi action film BRAVESTORM (????????, Bureibusut?mu, 2017). The film -- a cinematic remake of the classic Japanese TV series SILVER MASK (??????, Shiruba Kamen, 1971-72) and SUPER ROBOT RED BARON (???????? ??????, S?p? Robotto Reddo Baron, 1973-74) -- debuts on DVD and VOD this Tuesday, April 7. Be sure to enter SciFi Japan`s contest to win a free copy of the BRAVESTORM DVD! About GVN Releasing GVN Releasing is a fast-growing distribution company. We provide movies at a high level in the film industry for domestic and international audiences across traditional, digital media, theatrical, television and emerging platforms. There is an environment of demand looking for high-quality content with an ever-changing production and distribution landscape. Our sustainable business

    Key art for FUTURE FOLKTALES. ©MANGA PRODUCTIONS CO., LLC

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Sentai announced today that it acquired exclusive rights to FUTURE FOLKTALES (?????? ???????, Asat?ru Mirai no Mukashibanashi, 2020), the groundbreaking collaboration between Japan’s legendary TOEI Animation and leading Saudi animation studio, Manga Productions, for audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In 2050 Riyadh, elder Asma’s richly captivating storytelling transports her cherished grandchildren to fabled times where they learn that modern-day dilemmas are no match for the trials, tribulations and words of wisdom passed from generation to generation through their fascinating folktales. This family-friendly series is a joint production of TOEI Animation (CLANNAD: THEMOTION PICTURE, SAILOR MOON, DRAGON BALL) and Saudi Arabia’s Manga Productions that combines TOEI Animation’s industry expertise with Manga Productions’ rich cultural background, producing a series that showcases the culture and customs of Saudi Arabia in a never-before-seen way. The series

    Slipcase and cover art for the Shinya Tsukamoto Blu-ray set. Photos courtesy of Third Window Films. ©Shinya Tsukamoto

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    Source: Third Window Films press release Special Thanks to Adam Torel and Claire Marty UK distributor Third Window Films presents a Blu-ray release of 3 films by Shinya Tsukamoto (TETSUO: THE IRON MANn) including his most recent film KILLING, 2005`s HAZE and his 8mm pre-TETSUO film ADVENTURES OF DENCHU KOZO. KILLING will also be available on various VOD platforms. HAZE and DENCHU KOZO are available only in the set. KILLING (??Zan, 2018 - 80 minutes) In exchange for board and lodging, lightning-fast samurai Mokunoshi is helping out in the everyday lives of a couple of local farmers. To keep in shape, he trains with bright farmer’s son Ichisuke, while sister Yu furtively watches them. When the ronin Sawamura (played by director Tsukamoto) suddenly appears, asking Mokunoshi to go on a mission in Edo, and at the same time a bunch of bandits are

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